(VOVworld) – 2,000 athletes and instructors from 16 countries and territories along with Vietnam are attending the 4^th International Tournament of Vietnamese traditional martial art in Ho Chi Minh city. Le Kim Hoa, Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese Traditional Martial Art Federation, said the competition will enable Vietnamese and foreign athletes to improve their tactics through peer learning. Activities under the tournament will help foreign athletes better understand the origin of Vietnamese martial art and contribute ideas for the art’s development.